In Memory Antonina Mykolaivna on Lost Love

На пам'ять Антоніна Миколаївна на втрачену любов

Also known as In Memory of Antonina Nikolayevna on Lost Love

The film, adapted from a script by Kyiv playwright Oleksandr Steshenko, who has Down syndrome, critiques society’s norms through the lens of Ukrainian and Russian family dramas. Steshenko, active with Kyiv’s Parostky Theatre, uses TV drama conventions in his play to expose societal dysfunction. The film retains Steshenko’s unique language and employs soap opera aesthetics, including local TV stars, to convey estrangement, portraying society as a chaotic conflict.